Cargo ship burning after hit by German bomb, Mediterranean Sea
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Column of smoke rising from a burning American cargo ship, as viewed from a nearby ship; several United States servicemen are standing behind an anti-aircraft gun in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Cargo ship burns after hit by Nazi bomb. Coast Guard Photo 218-9." Mediterranean Sea. No date
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1943
1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude:
31.500
Longitude:
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cargo ships--American--Mediterranean Sea
Antiaircraft guns--American--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea
Antiaircraft guns--American--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea